Erika Rathwell is a fourth year Regional and Urban Planning undergraduate student at the University of Saskatchewan. Passionate about environmental planning, her areas of interest include water resource planning, land use planning, community engagement, impact assessment, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She is a recipient of the McLeod and Arthur A. Jourdin Memorial Award in Regional and Urban Planning.
In 2015, United Nations Member States adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to guide global action on the urgent economic, social, and environmental challenges facing our planet. To be considered a success, we must localize the SDGs with local priorities in Canadian communities. This presentation will highlight the current Local Futures project with a case study from Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
